Unhappy that he is the only member of the Pet Lovers Club who does not have a pet, eight-year-old Lem gets carried away by his love of crocodiles and claims that he is getting one for Christmas.
"Greg struggles to stay on Santa's 'nice' list while snowed in with the rest of the Heffley family in the days leading up to Christmas"-- Provided by publisher.
Feline sleuth Joe Grey, his fur already standing on end because of the return of the sinister Azrael to Molena Point, California, begins to suspect the yellow-eyed cat is involved in a string of robberies and worse crimes plaguing the normally quiet town.
A richly illustrated presentation of New York clergyman Clement Clark Moore's famous 1822 Christmas poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas," better known as "The Night Before Christmas.".
Just before Christmas, when Frances sees a sad-eyed organ-grinder and his monkey performing near her apartment, she cannot stop thinking about them, wondering where they go at night, and wishing she could do something to help.